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Research & Policy Submissions

MCM undertakes purposeful advocacy at all levels – government, private sector and community. We work closely with the sector to advocate for positive social change.

You can read our policy and research submissions below.


There are 41 documents available to download

  • Research summary: Understanding family conflict and its relationship with youth homelessness

    Research Summary
    October 2018

    PDF | 1 MB

    Summary document: Melbourne City Mission is often asked why young people choose to become homeless, or whether young people choose homelessness as a lifestyle. While we know that the underlying causes of family breakdown are complex, we wanted to articulate that complexity in a way that could be understood in the wider community. This research does just that.

    Authors

    Steven Roche and Justin Barker, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University.

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  • Youth homelessness and its relationship with family conflict: models for policy and practice

    Research Document
    October 2018

    PDF | 542.7 KB

    Models for policy and practice. Melbourne City Mission is often asked why young people choose to become homeless, or whether young people choose homelessness as a lifestyle. While we know that the underlying causes of family breakdown are complex, we wanted to articulate that complexity in a way that could be understood in the wider community. This research investigates how family conflict relates to, and impacts on, youth homelessness.

    Authors

    Steven Roche and Justin Barker, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University.

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  • Youth homelessness and family conflict: child and youth-centred approaches for practice

    Research Document
    October 2018

    PDF | 5 MB

    Melbourne City Mission commissioned the Australian Catholic University’s Institute of Child Protection Studies to conduct research on the relationship between family conflict and youth homelessness. The purpose of the research is to support improved approaches to working with young people and their families to resolve family conflict and prevent homelessness. To do so, it investigated how family conflict relates to, and impacts on, youth homelessness.

    Authors

    Steven Roche and Justin Barker, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University.

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  • The Melbourne Apartments Project

    Research Document
    September 2018

    PDF | 1.8 MB

    The Melbourne Apartments Project (MAP) is a 34-unit development in North Melbourne. MAP enabled social housing tenants to transition into home ownership and created vacancies in social housing for new households currently on the waiting list. MAP was undertaken by the Barnett Foundation with the support of Melbourne City Mission. Together with City of Melbourne, Melbourne City Mission commissioned the University of Melbourne to evaluate the outcome and scalability of the MAP.

    Authors

    Dr Katrina Raynor, Dr Matthew Palm and Melanie O’Neil, Transforming Housing, The University of Melbourne. With the support of Melbourne City Mission, the City of Melbourne, Resilient Melbourne and the Barnett Foundation.

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  • Investigating the Costs and Benefits of the Melbourne Apartments Project

    Research Document
    June 2018

    PDF | 390.7 KB

    The Melbourne Apartments Project (MAP) is an innovative housing model developed in partnership with Melbourne City Mission and a leading developer. With the support of City of Melbourne and Resilient Melbourne, the University of Melbourne have evaluated the costs and benefits of the MAP. This Phase One report finds the government receives $2.19 in benefits for every $1 of costs. The Phase Two report – exploring the lived experience of social housing tenants moving into the MAP development – will be released in August.

    Authors

    Katrina Raynor, Matthew Palm, Melanie O’Neil and Carolyn Whitzman – Transforming Housing, The University of Melbourne. With the support of Melbourne City Mission, Melbourne Apartments Project, City of Melbourne and Resilient Melbourne.

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